Global stocks rise on Trump policy hopes, EU growth

A man uses a mobile phone in front of an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. Asian stock markets have risen after major Wall Street indexes ended last week at record highs and a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared to sooth tensions over trade and currency policies. Benchmarks in Japan, China, Australia and South Korea all advanced.((AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

A man uses a mobile phone in front of an electronic stock board showing day's ongoing exchange rate between U.S. dollar and Japanese yen at a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. Asian stock markets have risen after major Wall Street indexes ended last week at record highs and a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared to sooth tensions over trade and currency policies. Benchmarks in Japan, China, Australia and South Korea all advanced.((AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Women walk past an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. Asian stock markets have risen after major Wall Street indexes ended last week at record highs and a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared to sooth tensions over trade and currency policies. Benchmarks in Japan, China, Australia and South Korea all advanced.( (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

People walk past an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. Asian stock markets have risen after major Wall Street indexes ended last week at record highs and a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared to sooth tensions over trade and currency policies. Benchmarks in Japan, China, Australia and South Korea all advanced.((AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

People are reflected on an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. Asian stock markets have risen after major Wall Street indexes ended last week at record highs and a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared to sooth tensions over trade and currency policies. Benchmarks in Japan, China, Australia and South Korea all advanced.( (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

BEIJING — Global stocks rose Monday after President Donald Trump promised tax cuts for companies and appeared to steady relations with key Asian trading partners Japan and China. Upbeat economic forecasts from the European Union also helped buoy sentiment.

TRUMP EFFECT: Investors pushed U.S. indexes to a record on Friday, encouraged by strong company earnings and optimism over the Trump administration's promises of tax cuts and less government regulation. Trump also appeared to back away from promises to declare Beijing and Tokyo manipulate their currencies and said he had a "very warm" phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. Trump said Washington would honor its "one China" policy, which had been in question since he spoke to the leader of Taiwan after his election. Trump also met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and announced discussions of a possible bilateral trade deal.

ANALYST'S TAKE: The Trump-Abe meeting and Trump's "One China" commitment "could allay some of the trade concerns in Asia and set free into the market more bullish bets," Jingyi Pan of IG said in a report. "While it remains to be hashed out, President Donald Trump's mention of a 'level playing field' on currency valuation also appears to reflect an amicable turn after the U.S. president accused his visitors of currency manipulation."

EU OPTIMISM: The EU's latest estimates predict that economic growth in the bloc will remain resilient to concerns about the potential impact of Britain's departure and Trump's threats to crack down on global trade deals. EU growth is expected to accelerate from 1.6 percent in 2014 to 1.8 percent in 2018 even though British growth is forecast to slow down during that time period.

FED WATCH: Investors are awaiting a speech Thursday by Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen for possible signs of how policy might change during the Trump administration. Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said over the weekend there was "significant uncertainty" about government spending. Another board member, Daniel Tarullo, announced plans to retire, raising to three the number of empty seats Trump can fill.

CURRENCY: The dollar gained to 113.70 yen from Friday's 113.21 yen. The euro edged down to $1.0638 from $1.0642.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude fell 18 cents to $53.68 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained 86 cents on Friday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, dropped 26 cents to $56.44 in London after jumping $1.07 the previous session.